Got Grunt?

One thing I absolutley love about watching is sports is the grunters. I'm not talking about the fans, I'm talking about the athletes. You know what I mean. Those people who, with every forceful step, swing, jump, lunge, or throw let out an animalistic yelp from deep within.

Just the thought of it reminds me of greats like Venus Williams, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Maria Sharapova ... wait a minute. These are all tennis players.

Realizing this, I Googled to see which other athletes grunt, assuming I'd find a humor-filled link or two across the gamut of sports.

But, Apparently tennis is where the grunting is at! Here is a quick list of sites dedicated not just to grunting but grunting in tennis:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105850688

http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/06/21/wha_unhhh_a_defense_of_the_tennis_grunt/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grunting_(tennis) (why wouldn't there be a Wikipedia site for this?)

http://deadspin.com/110521/the-primal-grunts-of-maria-sharapova-and-her-fans

http://www.arrod.co.uk/archive/blog_20030630_GruntingInTennis.php

http://gotgrunt.com/GotGrunt/Welcome.html

The ultimate site, though, discusses how the sport of tennis may BAN grunting. What?? http://network.nationalpost.com/np/blogs/postedsports/archive/2009/06/15/itf-to-crack-down-on-gruting.aspx

http://www.cbssports.com/mcc/messages/chrono/15594434

Even though some resources site that grunting does not add force to an action, I think these tennis players are onto something. I think that I will add grunting to my day. Not while I'm working out or cleaning or doing home improvements. More like when I hit "send" on an email, or answer the phone, or select the paper tray on the copy machine, staple things, or use the water cooler.

I would be so cool.